Anna Faris is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her work in comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie.
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- Her full name is Anna Faris.
- She is an American actress.
- She rose to prominence for her work in comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie.
- Graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English Literature.
- Son Jack was born 9 weeks premature weighing only three pounds.
- Faris and her ex-husband Chris Pratt were told by doctors that they should be prepared for maybe raising a special-needs child.
- However, Jack is not facing any limitation except for needing to undergo cosmetic surgery to correct his eyes and wearing glasses.
- Anna and her ex-husband, Chris Pratt, each had a dead bug collection before they met and they have since combined their collections.
- She is also a singer.
- Was recommended for the role of Erica on Friends (1994) by Matthew Perry who was a huge fan of her work in Lost in Translation (2003).
- Her mother is a former special education instructor and her father is a sociologist.
- Grew up in the same neighborhood as her Housebunny (2008) co-star, Katharine McPhee, but never met until filming began.
- Had only done dramatic plays and films before she got her role in Scary Movie (2000).
- Has a son: Jack Daniel Pratt (b. August 25, 2012) with ex-husband, Chris Pratt.
- Was 6 months pregnant with her son Jack when she completed filming on Give it a year (2013).
- Her parents are Karen Faris and Jack Faris.Has one brother named Robert Faris. All are sociologists.
- She has German, English, Dutch, French, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry.
- Grew up in Edmonds, Washington.
- (December 1, 2017) Her husband of 8 years Chris Pratt filed for divorce from her following nearly a 5-month-long separation.
- Returned to work 1 month after giving birth to her son Jack to begin filming Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 (2013).
- Pronounces her first name AWN-nah, and not ANNE-ah.
- Spoofs Charlie’s Angels (2000) in two films: first, in Scary Movie 2 (2001), as Cindy Campbell (poking fun at Drew Barrymore’s chair escape scene), and again in Lost in translation (2003), as starlet Kelly (in the press conference for her action movie with “Keanu”).
- Is two years older than Topher Grace who plays her twin brother in Take Me Home Tonight (2011).
- Ranked #44 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2011 list.
- Is a huge fan of Parker Posey.
- Ranked #57 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2004 list.
- She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- Not related to Sean Faris.
- Born on the same date as Chadwick Boseman.
- Attended the premiere of Cloudy with a chance of meatballs (2009) and appeared on Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003). (September 2009)
